Coronary Heart Disease

Question 1

what is coronary heart disease

Answer 1

when arteries that carry blood becomes narrower with cholesterol build up

Question 2

how does CHD affect health

Answer 2

narrow arteries are unable to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart and this can lead to angina (chest pain)

Question 3

what happens if the blockage is below the neck

Answer 3

heart attack

Question 4

what happens if the blockage is above the head

Answer 4

stroke

Question 5

what does high sugar lead to

Answer 5

sweets and drinks with high sugar levels will lead to obesity and HBP which will therefore lead to CHD

Question 6

what does high total and saturated fat lead to

Answer 6

fast food and snaking in high fat food lead to obesity and HBP and this lead to cholestrol build up in the arteries which can lead to CHD

Question 7

what does low polyunsaturated fats lead to

Answer 7

polyunsaturated fat reduces heart attacks which reduces heart attack and omega 3 will lower the cholesterol build up and reduce CHD

Question 8

what does high in salt lead to

Answer 8

if too much salt is added to food this can lead to HBP which will therefore lead to CHD

Question 9

what does low in fibre lead to

Answer 9

fibre helps to make you feel full so you will stop snaking and grazing in food which will reduce from HBP and obesity
fibre also reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood which will reduce CHD

Question 10

what does lack of fruit and veg lead to

Answer 10

are rich in anitoxidants which slows down the rate of cholesterol build up in the artery walls

Question 11

what does alcohol lead to

Answer 11

high alcohol intake can cause HBP and CHD and alcohol is high in calories which can lead to obesity

Question 12

what does lack of regular exercise lead to

Answer 12

if you do not burn off the fat then there is the risk of HBP and obesity which then can lead to heart disease

Question 13

what does smoking lead to

Answer 13

smoking thickens the blood increase blood clots aand the nicotine causes the heart to work faster which can lead to HBP and CHD

Question 14

what does family history lead to

Answer 14

if people in he family has obesity, HBP, CHD they you are more prone to these conditions and if they have bad diet then kids and going to learn from that diet

Question 15

what does family income lead to

Answer 15

lack of money can cause people to snack on sugar, fatty foods and people with money will eat out more and it is hard for them to control the intake of salt, fat, sugar
can lead to obesity, HBP, CHD

Question 16

what does age lead to

Answer 16

increase HBP, CHD

eldery people may be less active and are tend to snack more which can lead to obesity

Question 17

what does lifestyle lead to

Answer 17

if you have no time to do shopping and cook food then you will buy fast foods and ready meals which can lead to obesity, HBP, CHD